Major West Coast ports have experienced recent disruptions as dockworkers and marine terminals continue to negotiate over a labor deal (see 2303270032).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The suspension of Section 232 duties on steel articles from Ukraine has been extended for another year and now includes steel from the EU melted and poured in Ukraine, CBP said as part of its guidance on June 5. The suspension is now set to expire on June 1, 2024. Importers must report the certificate of origin for Ukrainian steel or steel articles into the CBP’s Document Imaging System (DIS), the announcement said. If steel or steel deratives are not accompanied by certificates of origin from Ukraine, those items will be subject to the "25 percent ad valorem duty," the guidance said. Importers also must submit the steel mill certificate required by 19 CFR 141.89, the guidance said. The suspension of Section 232 duties is available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the guidance said. The extension of the suspension was announced on May 31. The suspension was first announced on May 27, 2022, (see 2205310061).
.FDA's estimate of the work required to file an entry "does not begin to account for the work required to file an FDA import entry," the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments on an FDA notice that sought input on the burden of its import entry process.
SSA Terminals will soon launch an "innovative approach" to "track and analyze the potential of providing extended weekend hours for shippers," Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel said June 1. The program, which will be rolled out at SSA's terminals in Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma next month, will allow shippers to schedule a time during the week to pick up cargo on a Saturday or Sunday.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP identified 3,605 shipments valued at $816.5 million for "forced labor concerns" in FY 2022, including "1,592 shipments valued at nearly $500 million" identified under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the agency said in its Trade and Travel Report for the fiscal year. The report, which was released on June 1, CBP enforced 54 active withhold release orders and nine active findings, which includes six withhold resale orders and two new findings issued this year, the agency said
Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) Law Center addressed common concerns about Uyghur forced labor in a new evidence brief published May 31. Among the topics addressed, the paper focuses on topics such as the ethics of withdrawing from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), supply chain tracing, sourcing, auditing, certification, attestations and codes of conduct. The paper focuses on answering frequently answered questions about the topics to address the concerns.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP released its May 31 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 21), which includes the following ruling actions: